The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader columnist Why do weeds grow like, well, weeds and vegetable seedlings grow like premature, orphaned rescue babies? I had no idea these minuscule little green stems would be more labor-intensive...
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The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Like most everyone else, I have a few things I need to cross off of my bucket list. I’ve got some serious travel plans — someday I am going...
The Sandpoint Eater: Celebrating spring
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist What a difference a day makes. Exactly 14 days past my second Moderna vaccine, I headed into Eichardt’s and saddled up to the bar, where Doug (by memory) drew...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Last June, from my quarantine fortress, I made one of my rare, early-COVID outings. Circumspect but determined, I donned a mask and gloves and made a quick trip to...
The Sandpoint Eater: Classy Kahlua
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I couldn’t be happier to report to you that I will soon have my second Moderna vaccination under my sleeve, and it already feels so liberating. I’m not yet...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist The pound cake, an all-time favorite dessert, has been around forever. It was first recorded here in the 1796 cookbook, American Cookery. I don’t have a copy, but I...
Bon appetit, Mr. President
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist This past couple of weeks felt like a carnival ride, filled with hills and chills, and spills and shills. And per usual, when I feel angst, I feed my...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I’m so grateful that everyone in my family has thus far dodged the COVID-19 bullet. It’s challenging to stay healthy and relevant in these lockdown days, though most of...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff Ever since my youngest, Casey, has had babies, my Christmas routine has been flying to Chicago, spending a week and then leaving Christmas morning on the earliest flight. I’d...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist In anticipation of next week’s holiday, I’ve been busy cooking up a storm, for everyone! Or no one. Thanksgiving is on, then Thanksgiving is off. Two years ago, there...
